Rotting Newcastle show no signs of arresting slump


Football - Leicester City v Newcastle United - Barclays Premier League - King Power Stadium - 2/5/15 Newcastle fans look dejected Action Images via Reuters / Alex Morton

LONDON (Reuters) - Eight straight Premier League defeats, a player getting sent off “on purpose” according to a vexed interim manager and fan unrest towards an owner for his perceived lack of ambition -- Newcastle United are in turmoil.

Newcastle slipped to 15th, two points clear of the relegation zone with three games remaining, following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Leicester City and they finished the match with nine men after defenders Mike Williamson and Daryl Janmaat were sent off.

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